RAB DOUGLAS last night tipped Mark De Vries to become Dundee United's answer to Chris Sutton.

The former Celtic keeper reckons De Vries, who is poised to complete his move to Tannadice today, dominates defenders in the way his old team-mate Sutton did.

Douglas, who has played alongside De Vries at Leicester for the past three years, said: "Mark has that same knack of being able to get his arms out and make life hard for defenders in and around the penalty box.

"Sutty probably had more finesse on the ground with the ball at his feet than Mark has but United fans will love him.

"Mark had great success with Craig Levein at Hearts and knows what the SPL is all about which is a huge bonus.

"He asked me about Dundee in general and I told him he would love it.

"I've actually told him to buy a house in Broughty Ferry because that's the ideal place to live when you're a player up there."